Xu Zhaoling
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Han
Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/9/2014
Date of Sentencing: April/29/2015
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Distributing Religious Materials Giving, Sharing, & Listening to a Religious Speech Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Cult
Xu Zhaoling
Extra Bio Info:
Xu Zhaoling was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On August 9, 2014, officers from the Public Security Bureau of Wulian county, Rizhao city, Shandong province, detained Xu reportedly in relation to her organizing of religious gatherings, preaching, and distribution of religious materials. Police reportedly confiscated religious materials in Xu's possession. Xu was reportedly tortured during interrogation.
On April 9, 2015, the Wulian People’s Court sentenced Xu to nine years in prison and fined her 20,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
In September 2023, Xu was released from prison.
Publicly Available Information:
- China Prisoners Database Details: XU Zhaoling Human Rights Without Frontiers
- "Cases of Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of CAG Christians by CCP" Association for the Defense of Human Rights and Religious Freedom